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Taking The Mic!
By Dan StrzempkaComedy
Taking The Mic! episodes
- Episode 5 - Covid FatCommentary on the Biff/Portnoy interview and scary ass protests/militia. I also talk about how brave I was getting fat during quarantine to keep local businesses afloat.Also, I made an announcement regarding performing at open mics. Enjoy!23 min
- Episode 4 - Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TVOur president has a good, good brain wooohooo! Biff had an epic interview discussing the results of his cognitive function test. I also talked about the 20th anniversary of one of my favorite all-time movies and my deep, deep fear of females and trying to date. Give it a listen!30 min
- Episode 3 - Too 'Woke?'In this week's TTM! I review Louis CK's "Sincerely" special available for purchase through his website.I have thoughts on both the special and how his retreat and subsequent comeback relates to the 'woke' movement of the last several years. Where do you stand?35 min
- Episode 2 - ComediansI start out this episode sorting through my anger for the government's "Covid relief" payment to the Catholic Church. It's wrong, it's awful, it makes zero sense to me...BUT, we have to move on to funnier things.The bulk of the episode is spent trying to sort through my favorite comedians. And with all the names I tried to get through, I'm certain I left off some very important all-time names. In fact, without a chat submission from a listener, I absolutely would have left off a very importan...35 min
- Episode 1 - Pilot!Welcome to Taking the Mic! In the pilot episode, I provide a brief introduction and talk about my decision to go into comedy and what led to it. Other topics I discuss include deer overpopulation and the justification used by hunters to kill them, childhood celeb crushes, being a firefighter during 4th of July and lastly the gift/curse that comes with trying to make everything into a joke. Hope you enjoy the maiden episode!43 min
- Taking The Mic! TrailerEver wondered what it takes to be a stand-up comedian? Same...so last year, I said f*ck it. I love comedy and I'm not going to be an "it's too late" guy (age 36). I started writing and went up for my first 5-minute set at the close of 2019. I was hooked. Then we had ourselves a bit of a pandemic...deprived of open mics, I needed a way to work on my material and grow an audience. Enter the "Taking the Mic!" podcast. Each episode will be a blend of long-form, unpolished bits I am working on, al...2 min
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Ever wondered what it takes to be a stand-up comedian? Same...so last year, I said f*ck it. I love comedy and I'm not going to be an "it's too late" guy (age 36). I started writing and went up for my…
first 5-minute set at the close of 2019. I was hooked. Then we had ourselves a bit of a pandemic...deprived of open mics, I needed a way to work on my material and grow an audience. Enter the "Taking the Mic!" podcast. Each episode will be a blend of long-form, unpolished bits I am working on, along with commentary on the shortcomings of human beings (there are many). No topic is off the table. And as my beloved Chicago opens back up, I will return to the stage and let you in on every bit of elation and misery an upstart comedian gets to experience. You'll hear it all. The good, the bad and the awful...uncensored.